Farshad Farzankia
Work inquiryGallery exhibitions
WE WATCHIN (103) Eye and Light (098) Just Like That (081) Bread and Flower (072)About the artist
Farshad Farzankia (b. 1980 in Iran) lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Inspired by the language of Neo-Expressionism in his large iconic paintings, Farzankia remixes references from the 80’s to today to tell powerful narratives of migration and power relations in his works. Including icons of personal importance and building a lexicon of meaning through symbol: cameras reference the artist’s love of film and film direction, shoes which become understood as symbols of migration and red tulips that surround faces references iconic posters from Farzankia’s childhood in Tehran.
His work has been widely covered by international media including New York Times, Wallpaper, Politiken, It's That Nice and Alt for Damerne.
Solo exhibitions
2024
We Watchin, Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
2023
Eye and Light, Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
2022
Ten Thousand Things, FOUNDRY, Seoul, Korea
Lazy 8 (with Frederik Næblerød), Telegraph, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Atlas, Willumsens Museum, Frederikssund, DK
2021
If I Stand, ARKEN Museum for Contemporary Art, Ishøj, DK
2020
Just Like That, Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
I and I (with Mason Saltarelli), Turn Gallery, New York, US
2019
On Going Home, Politikens Forhal, Copenhagen, DK
SHAMS, Public installation at Heartland Festival, DK
2018
Welcome to America,, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, US
Bread and Flower, Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
Group exhibitions
2019
La Potenza dell’Arte Contemporanea (Curated by Lorenzo Benedetti), Pinacoteca Provinciale di Potenza, IT
Stilleben, Kunstbygningen i Vrå, Vrå, Denmark
2018
Papirarbejder, Kunstbygningen i Vrå, Vrå, Denmark
Group Exhibition, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, US
Berlin Calling, Works and Paper, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, DE
PABLOPABLOPABLO, Cabinet Printemps, Düsseldforf, DE
2017
News at Las, Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
Soul Mate, a two person show with Kimia Ferdowsi, 68 Projects, Berlin, DE
Wed-Fri: 10:00 – 17:00
Sat: 11:00 – 15:00
Sun-Tue: Closed